Mowing - pickens county 2019-2023

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is procuring comprehensive mowing services for Pickens County through Solicitation #5400016824, a multi-year contract covering routine road maintenance from 2019-2024. The procurement seeks a contractor to perform mowing services across Interstate, Primary, and Secondary routes, encompassing approximately 1,222 acres of mowing with varying annual cycle frequencies. Specific deliverables include routine mowing of shoulders, medians, interchanges, signs, and structures, along with guardrail mowing totaling up to 934,224 linear feet and Outdoor Advertising (ODA) window mowing of 6.16 acres. The solicitation requires bidders to submit unit pricing per acre for mowing and per 100 linear feet for guardrail work, with a pre-bid conference held on December 18, 2018, and questions due by December 19, 2018. Proposals were due January 15, 2019, with award notification scheduled for January 25, 2019. Bidders must be registered South Carolina vendors and maintain specific insurance requirements, including $1,000,000 in Commercial General Liability and Auto Liability, with a performance bond equal to the contract value required within ten days of award.

The procurement does not explicitly indicate specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises. The contract allows for a single award to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, with an initial one-year term and potential for four additional annual renewals, creating a potential total contract period of five years. Contractors must comply with SCDOT Standard Specifications for Highway Construction and provide work zone traffic control at no additional cost. Non-compliance may result in non-refundable deductions ranging from $500 to $1,000 per offense. While precise award value is not definitively stated, the comprehensive scope of work across multiple route types and extended contract period suggests a significant multi-year investment. The solicitation includes provisions for brush management and bridge vegetation mowing as optional line items subject to the Engineer's discretion, with acreage modifications processed through contract amendments. The state indicated potential awards across multiple companies for their 23-county mowing solicitations, suggesting a distributed procurement strategy.